brief audio excerpts from Greenberg’s interview for Jewish Sages of Today

1. Replying to the question, “If you had to say the most meaningful experience of your life, what would it be?”

   (4:34 min)

2. On some of her sources of inspiration

   (1:32 min)

1. Papers of Blu Greenberg, 1936–2006, Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University

   Greenberg’s papers, more than eighty file boxes of them, are archived at Harvard’s Schlesinger library; the link above is to the finding aid.

2. “Re: Collecting My Life and Work,” Re://collections, Jewish Women’s Archive Fall 2005 (pdf) In this article, Greenberg reflects on the experience of gathering, sorting, and contributing her papers

   In this article, Greenberg reflects on the experience of gathering, sorting, and contributing her papers to Harvard’s library

3. Selected poems

   Four poems selected from Greenberg’s collection, Black Bread: Poems, After the Holocaust
   (Ktav Publishing House, 1994)

Books by Greenberg

1. Tears of the Oppressed: An Examination of the Agunah Problem: Background and Halakhic Sources

   co-authored with Aviad Hacohen, Aviad, and Blu Greenberg
   (Ktav Pub. House, 2004)

2. King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba(children’s book)

   co-authored with Linda Tarry
   (Pitspopany Press, 1997)

3. On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition

   (Jewish Publication Society of America, 1981; 1994)

4. Black Bread: Poems, After the Holocaust

   (Ktav Publishing House, 1994)

5. How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household

   (Simon and Schuster, 1983)

6. Selected articles and book chapters by Greenberg

   These articles and chapters were identified by Greenberg as being particularly significant and/or representative of her work.

7. Articles by Greenberg posted on MyJewishLearning.com

   Full text of eleven more articles by Greenberg, most dealing with Jewish life and ritual.

Related to Greenberg's work

1. Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA)

   Greenberg is founding president of JOFA, established in 1997, whose mission is to expand the spiritual, ritual, intellectual, and political opportunities for women within the framework of halakha, advocating meaningful participation and equality for women in family life, synagogues, houses of learning and Jewish communal organizations.

2. International Conference on Feminism and Orthodoxy, held in New York City

   Greenberg organized the first of these annual conferences for JOFA in 1997. The goal of this conference was to explore the impact of feminist values on traditional Jewish women’s lives and to discuss the idea of bridging Orthodox Judaism to feminism. Over two thousand people attended the following year, when Greenberg chaired the second conference.

3. One Voice: Jewish Women for Israel

   In 2002 Greenberg founded a unique coalition of eleven national Jewish women's organizations, representing the full range of political and religious views within the Jewish community, to work together in support of Israel.

4. Dialogue Work

   Dialogue work has long been a passion of Greenberg’s. She was co-founder of Women of Faith (1980-92) and has been an active participant in The Dialogue Project (Jewish and Palestinian women), Jewish Women's Dialogue, and the Multi-Religious Women's Network. She has participated in many interfaith and inter-ethnic conferences, including the Jewish-Tibetan encounter in Dharmasala in 1990, the World Conference of Religious Leaders in Bangkok in 2002, and the International Scholars’ Abrahamic Trialogue in Amman in 2008. She is co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women.

selected talks, organizations with which Greenberg has been involved, projects on which she has consulted, and awards

1. 
   Greenberg has given hundreds of presentations, including the following:

2. “Feminism and Faith,” Museum of Jewish Heritage, March 11, 2009

   Greenberg was one of three women (with Reverend Jane Holmes Dixon and Asra Q. Nomani) on an interfaith panel focused on the challenges of reconciling feminism with religious beliefs and practices.
   (video, 7:33 min)

3. “Blu Greenberg at Chesed shel Emet,” June 5, 2005

   In this presentation at the Third North American Chevra Kadisha Conference in New York, Greenberg related the story of her son J.J.’s death in Israel. She explained the caring of the Chevra Kadisha in Jerusalem and emphasized the importance of organ donation.
   (video, 3:39 min)

4. First National Jewish Women’s Conference, 1973

   Greenberg gave the keynote address at the first National Jewish Women’s Conference in February, 1973. This is her written statement about what she learned from the conference.

5. 
   Greenberg has chaired many organizations in addition to those listed in the “Websites” section. Among them are the following:

6. The American Jewish Committee's William Petschek National Jewish Family Center

   Created in 1979, the Center’s philosophy acknowledges the family as the indispensable social institution for maintaining and enhancing Jewish identity, communal stability, and human fulfillment. Its goal is to promote research on family problems, help clarify family values, and stimulate the development of innovative programs to help meet the needs of families.

7. Federation of Jewish Philanthropies: Task Force on Jewish Women
   In 1976 Greenberg served as founding chair of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies Task Force on Jewish Women.
   (no link available)

8. Jewish Book Council

   The Jewish Book Council is the only organization in the American Jewish community exclusively committed to promoting and advocating for Jewish literature. Greenberg has served as president and as of 2012 is a member of the board of directors.

Film Projects

1. 
   Greenberg has consulted on and/or participated in several film projects including:

2. The Prince of Egypt, Dreamworks, 1998

3. Bill Moyers’s Genesis: A Living Conversation, PBS, 1996

Awards

1. Henrietta Szold Award, Hadassah

   Greenberg and her husband, Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg, were joint recipients of the highest honor conferred by Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America. They received the Henrietta Szold Award in recognition of their outstanding leadership in the Jewish community on August 3, 2006.

2. Woman Who Made A Difference Award

   Greenberg received this award on January 26, 2000 from the American Jewish Congress Commission for Women's Equality during a ceremony at the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem.